New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-12
PERSONAL.

Tho Row. Dr. snvely Of Grace p. =. Church,
Drooklyn Helgh,s, has built cottage at Watch III
and win spend the summer there
Field Marshal Archduko Albert Of Austria, who las
inst COMPLETED his sixtlcth year Of military service
Is familiar figure 70 all tho Niennese' nc Is !"
10 DO soon daily In tho streets, at the races at 10
vows at tho opera oyery where, and Is always greeted
as a popular favor.te lilo in short In staturc, mas
snoy-whlto hair and whiskois, wears spectaces and
has a thoroughly Jolly expression OF couhenahc9'
Even at Buda-posth there Ia much Anmlness m,.nI
tested toward him. though IL Is by no means lolsOtten
hat no was GovenorGener1l OF Hungary ttom lSoo
to 1860 1t Is common remark throughout the on r
Dire that had he been in Bonedeks place, sadowa
would Lot have ended "a 1t did
Madame Patti-Nicolin has been learning TO pay
Tho either.
Canon wilbcrtorco viii presently visit Chicago. Ho
will speak In Mr. Moody's church, and also 1t is
hoped, deliver lecture or two
Tho bronze statue Of volalrc recently set up In
tho Ruo Drouoi. Paris, has nm Interesting history
Il was made by NJ Emile Lambert, who owns and
dwells in the famous CHATEAU Of Fornay. NJ. lam
bert mado IL from q pastel by Latour, which repre-
sented tho philosopher In the bloom Of early manhood
and not Us usual, in weazencd age. Having ex-
hbited tho work at the salon, no intended to keep IL
In his gardon at Fcrnay, but his friends persua4eH
him 10 give 1t to tho city Of Paris. IL shows the
Young philosopher with his head well thrown back
and smilo his face, whlo his dress Is richly en-
broklcrod after tho Court pattern OF the period by
his side be carries sword and In ono hand q copy
Of the nenriado. on tho marble base Of the statue
thcro arc two has relicfs one representing NolGlm
also as i young man, nadng ono OF his poems IN the
house Of Ninon dc lEnclos, ana tho other showing
him in his old ago distributing aims among the poor
Of Fernay. the back of tho slnb an two masl1s
personatlng Satire and Poetry underneath ooag tne
Voltainan motto "If God did not exist 1t would have
beon necessary to Invent Him."
Tho Hon. Leopold Morse of Boston, will spend most
Of tho summer in Europe leaving his family at Man
chrsterby -thc-Sca Mass
That picturesque rascal the Maharajah Dhuieop
singh. who has been prowlins around Moscow and
e. Petersburg disguised as the body-servant Of
NJ, patrick Casey OF ireland has had some interviews
with NJ KatLon looking toward Russian ala IN MS
REASONABLE designs In India
Professor Parker tho senior instructor at Dartmouth
College, viii SAL for Enghnd on saturday.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson says he has never been in
Texas but hopes TO play IN several cities OF thai
state next season. IIo has visited but one place
ho SAYS where the people did not seem to appreciate
his acting. That place was Reading, Penn. when
bo was o boy he lived in that neighborhood, and he
supposes tho people have an idea that no one VINO
over lived there can AMOUNT 10 mucn'
About q dozen years ago, says writer in "Lho'
London was hanging about tho Strand one afternoon
killing time TIL tho Great Eastern Train s'arVeo ZOE
Uarwcb walked into simpsons Dlvan' hoping to
t a ,uiet game at chess 1 total stranger
and knew nobody In tho room. BY ana by quiet
Ioolnp man came In, sat down at table, ana began
reading q newspaper. 1 jumped to the CONCLUSION
thai he like my self, stranger III the dlvan, ana
was anxious W have game, though he did not
venture to challenge anybody. l accordingly stepped
nm IN him and asked If he cared 10 play. YES" no
said awith pleasure" 80 down We sat, and as
nv opponons got the move, he opened with tho Evans
rambt I played with desperate caution but DO
~ I liked my opponent always seemed to have his
hand on my throat. After we had played eight or
nino moves l looked up and found that every man
in tho room had gathered at the table Watching The
enmo with | know not what feelings. just at my
Shoulder stood Herr Steintz, whom i had seen some
limo before at 'parte" in the provinces turned TO
MIN With tho utmost naivete, and said ms gentp-
man "a rather too strong for me-" "Ah," said Mem
Her, quietly, "do gu lnQw who your opponent Is
mo- "Mr Blaclburnel" looked across the t'Die
and laughed so dill Blackburne, and Resigned WITH
tho finest grace imaginable.
Queen Victoria having by virtue OF special dis
pensaon from tho Pope been admitted as q visitor
| 90 tho famous monastery Of La Grande CharTeuse
an interesting controversy has arisen concerning for
mor woman visitors to the house that never admits
| n woman ono writer says sho was tho first Pot
estant woman to enter tho place, as the Empress
Rugenio was tho first Catholic woman Another say
tho Queen OF Italy was also thus favored third
declares tho Empress OF Brazil was admitted and tn
Countess OF Paris turned away. a -fourth calls y
mind thai George Sand got In there disguised as man
Az any ratio. Queen Victoria was received oordiany
and her companion, Miss Phipps' Also and inc rui